The One Show star announces birth of second child as he reveals sweet name
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The One Show star Ade Adepitan has shared the joyous news with fans that he is now a dad-of-two with a first look at his newborn.
The media personality, 51, took to social media on Sunday with a snap of him beaming as he held his baby who was wrapped up on his lap.
‘Big Sunday win ft Zayla,’ he wrote in the caption, revealing their name alongside a pink flower emoji.
This is his second child with his wife of seven years – 34-year-old singer-songwriter Linda (aka Elle Exxe) – after their three-year-old son Bolla was born in January 2021.
Fans and friends were quick to congratulate the Paralympian and his growing family on their new addition.
‘Ahhh congratulations to you all,’ presenter Kirsty Gallacher wrote.
His baby’s name is Zayla (Picture: Instagram/Ade Adepitan)‘Aww congratulations to you all this is a brilliant photo of you both,’ @lisa.24 echoed.
‘So cool. Congratulations dude. A happy and healthy family,’ @myomeolife said.
‘Congratulations to you all and beautiful picture of your new baby,’ sharonlittlewood.1 praised.
When the decorated athlete’s son was born in 2021, he shared similar excitement on social media.
‘I’m still buzzing!! Because at 6:36 am this morning I became a father for the first time. So much respect for my wife @ElleExxe she absolutely smashed it, and now we have a beautiful baby boy!’ he said at the time.
The sportsman turned TV star has had an inspirational career journey after contracting polio as a child which resulted in leg damage.
After scooping up a bronze medal at the 2004 Paralympics, he went onto co-host the London 2012 sporting event as well as various travel shows and becoming a children’s author.
When Bolla was born, he reflected on being a parent in a wheelchair on the Happy Mum Happy Baby podcast.
‘One of my biggest fears was always could I be a good father in all the ways that an able bodied person would be a good father?
‘The first time I went out with the ergo sling on my own with Bolla, I was really nervous about it. I was thinking. what if I fall out of my wheelchair, what if Bolla starts screaming and people start looking at me, thinking I’m not fit to look after a baby?
‘I think the fear for a lot of disabled parents is that we’ll be judged by able bodied parents as not being capable of looking after our children,’ he said.
And praised his partner for her support.
Ade and Linda met in 2010 and got married in 2018 (Picture: Dave Benett/ Getty)He added: ‘Linda researches everything. She was constantly like if we’re gonna get a pram we’re gonna get a pram that works for Ade, that Ade’s going to be able to push as well.
‘If we’re going to get an ergo sling we’ve got something that works for you. I never think about myself in that way. I’m so used to accepting that this world is not built for me and just making do.’
The happy couple met in 2010 at a television award ceremony.
Recalling his first impression in The Guardian, Ade said: ‘As I pushed past, she smiled a huge smile at me. Linda was so warm and friendly and she had this really amazing aura and positive air about her.’
He also spoke about the initial hurdle with their 17 year age gap.
He said: ‘It definitely threw me at first. The music she played was completely different to things I normally listened to. I get there and everyone’s quite grungy, very far removed from me.’
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